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crus

[kruhs, kroos] / krʌs, krus /
NOUN
shank
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NOUN
shin
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Today Marion produces a wide range of wines, from “basic” Bourgogne to grand crus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

The wine list ranged from grand crus to top producers’ “basic” Bourgognes, at prices close to or below U.S. retail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

If you were to drive from Burgundy to Lyon, you could meander southward through the 10 crus appellations of Beaujolais.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022

At the top were the grand crus, the glorious few in which the distinctive character of the vineyards transcended all other categories.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2022

Res ipsa loquitur 4 ipsissimum esse Δ, cujus crus sinistrum erigitur κατὰ κάθετον, & infra basim descendit; basis vero ipsa ultra crus producta eminet.

From The Hindu-Arabic Numerals by Karpinski, Louis Charles




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